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Superhero Movie (2008)

Superhero Movie is a spoof comedy film that spoofs superhero films, mainly the first Spider-Man, following in the footsteps of the Scary Movie series of comedies, with which the movie's poster shares a notable resemblance. It mainly parodies the first Spider-Man in the way that Airplane! parodied Zero Hour!. The film also contains some homages to Airplane! and The Naked Gun such as how the actor, Leslie Nielsen, who played Dr. Rumack in Airplane!, plays Rick Riker's uncle in Superhero Movie.

Outgoing Connections: Pop Culture Referenced in this Movie

Music referenced in Superhero Movie

Songs

To make Dragonfly feel better, Stephen Hawking quote the lyrics, "If there is one lesson my life can teach". Dragonfly points out that they are "Celine Dion lyrics", to which Hawking replies "Whatever, it's still true."